Speaking to industry leaders at Factory 2050, part of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, the minister announced the Government’s ambition for a new ‘centre of excellence’ for Modern Method of Construction (MMC) in the north.
The government housing agency, Homes England, has also announced funding deals with 6 local authorities, worth £38.2 million, to speed up the construction of 2,072 homes across the country.
The deals are the latest to be awarded through the government’s £350 million Local Authority Accelerated Construction programme, which was launched to accelerate the delivery of local authority housing schemes by allowing local authorities to build on surplus land, and encourages the use of MMC.
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